July 2020 ABC numbers are in and its a mixed bag. Some titles are doing better on the previous month and some are not. The column entitled P.C. means ‘pre-Covid’. Its just to focus on the increases or the falls when compared to the pre-pandemic numbers.
The standout number if the Financial Times which has lost 36% of it’s sales since the introduction of Covid19. It stands to reason with all the offices closed across the country, but it also indicates that its read – so long as someone else pays for the paper!
| Title | Jul-20 | Jun-20 | Jul-19 | M/M | Y/Y | % M/M | % Y/Y | P.C. | '000 | % | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Mirror | 24,846 | 23,514 | 25,626 | 1,332 | -780 | 5% | -3% | 25,001 | -155 | -1% | 18-Aug-20 |
| Daily Record | 235 | 205 | 296 | 30 | -61 | 10% | -21% | 244 | |||
| Irish Daily Star | 34,126 | 33,158 | 39,399 | 968 | -5,273 | 2% | -13% | 35,638 | -1,512 | -4% | 18-Aug-20 |
| The Sun | n/a | 46,412 | 44,107 | ||||||||
| Daily Express | 1,536 | 1,510 | 1,969 | 26 | -433 | 1% | -22% | 1,879 | -343 | -22% | 18-Aug-20 |
| Irish Daily Mail | 23,165 | 23,152 | 26,895 | 13 | -3,730 | 0% | -14% | 25,299 | -2,134 | -9% | 20-Aug-20 |
| Financial Times | 1,539 | 1,587 | 2,083 | -48 | -544 | -2% | -26% | 2,096 | -557 | -36% | 17-Aug-20 |
| The Guardian | 1,724 | 1,788 | 1,997 | -64 | -273 | -3% | -14% | 1,526 | 198 | 11% | 17-Aug-20 |
| The Times | n/a | 3,021 | 2,556 | ||||||||
| Daily Star - Sunday | 7,825 | 8,687 | 10,368 | -862 | -2,543 | -8% | -25% | 9,088 | -1,263 | -16% | 18-Aug-20 |
| Sun on Sunday | n/a | 41,489 | |||||||||
| Sunday Mail | |||||||||||
| Sunday Mirror | 18,909 | 18,433 | 19,776 | 476 | -867 | 2% | -4% | 18,416 | 493 | 3% | 18-Aug-20 |
| The People | 6,837 | 6,651 | 7,041 | 186 | -204 | 3% | -3% | 6,414 | 423 | 6% | 18-Aug-20 |
| Sunday Express | 1,974 | 2,010 | 2,609 | -36 | -635 | -1% | -24% | 2,324 | -350 | -18% | 18-Aug-20 |
| Sunday Post | |||||||||||
| Mail on Sunday | 53,150 | 54,653 | 55,557 | -1,503 | -2,407 | -3% | -4% | 54,498 | -1,348 | -3% | 20-Aug-20 |
| The Observer | 3,990 | 4,214 | 4,147 | -224 | -157 | -5% | -4% | 3,808 | 182 | 5% | 17-Aug-20 |
| Sunday Times | n/a | 64,604 | 64,376 |
